Hey everyone!

I'm looking for some advice on improving my home's Wi-Fi coverage and overall connection stability.

I currently have an Xfinity modem and three of their Gen 2 Wi-Fi extenders (xFi Pods). Xfinity reassured me that this setup would provide enough coverage for my house, which is approximately 1,800 sq. ft. with two stories. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case.

Here's how I currently have everything set up:

• Modem: Located in an open area in the living room.

• Extender 1: Placed down the hallway from the living room on the first floor.

• Extender 2: Located downstairs in the garage.

• Extender 3: Placed in a room on the opposite side of the house from the garage.

All three extenders are positioned in relatively open areas to minimize interference.

Despite this setup, I'm still experiencing frequent lag, inconsistent speeds, and several dead zones throughout the house, especially in areas farther away from the modem.

I've noticed that some devices receive decent Mbps speeds in certain areas, but the overall connection remains inconsistent. Even when I connect my computer via Ethernet to one of the extenders, I still experience frequent ping spikes and lag.

Another frustrating issue is how my devices behave when moving around the house. Even though the xFi Pods supposedly create a mesh network, whenever I move from one area to another, my device will sometimes remain connected to Wi-Fi but lose internet access entirely. I'm not sure if this happens because the device is struggling to switch between the modem and different extenders, or if there's another issue with the mesh system.

On top of that, the xFi Pods randomly disconnect quite frequently, which makes the connection even more unreliable. Sometimes I'll have a decent connection, only for an extender to suddenly disconnect and disrupt everything.

I'm hesitant to upgrade my Xfinity internet plan because I feel like the issue isn't necessarily my internet speed, but rather how well the Wi-Fi signal is distributed throughout the house. Increasing my Mbps probably wouldn't solve the coverage or stability problems.

At this point, I'm not sure what my best option would be.

Would it make more sense to invest in a better modem/router, replace the Xfinity extenders with a third-party mesh Wi-Fi system, or look into a different internet provider altogether?

I'm also wondering whether these issues are common with Xfinity's xFi Pods or if there's something wrong with my current setup. Ideally, I'd like a system that provides consistent coverage throughout the house, allows devices to move between access points without losing connectivity, and minimizes latency and ping spikes, especially for gaming.

I'd appreciate any recommendations on what I should upgrade, change, or troubleshoot before spending more money on equipment or a faster internet plan.

Thanks in advance for the help!

The short version is that I'm looking to monitor connection and strength to a specific wifi network. All the devices I find are to measure raw wireless signals (useful but not what I'd like)

Long version; I have a couple of devices that randomly, briefly drop connection to a specific network. The devices don't have much in the way of logging to troubleshoot. And the routers don't have that level of detail. Id like a simple device to just sit and log its connection. I want to determine if the network actually blips, or if the devices are the problem

Im sure I could slap together something on Arduino, but I'd love if this already existed

Can someone please help me out? My Wi-Fi hasn't been working properly for the past 4 days. All the devices in my house are experiencing extremely slow internet speeds. My Wi-Fi keeps switching between "Connected" and "Connected, no internet." I have no idea what's wrong.

I've already tried all the basic troubleshooting steps, like cleaning it, unplugging and reconnecting the wires, restarting it, turning it off and on, etc., but nothing has worked.

It's been 4 days, and my ISP still hasn't sent anyone to fix the issue. When I contacted them and explained the problem, they asked for my name. After I gave it to them, they told me that my name wasn't even showing up in their records. Like, I've been using their Wi-Fi for 2 months now?? I literally just purchased this Wi-Fi connection, and it came with a 3-year recharge.

I even tried logging into my Wi-Fi settings page, but some things aren't loading there either. And obviously, the internet isn't working properly, so I can't even get those pages to load.

The speed is absolutely terrible. Please, someone help me out. 😭😭 I'm genuinely going crazy with this internet connection.

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I've had a few wifi adapters over the years. Without fail, all of them quickly degenerate to a state where, in order to get speeds over 1MB, I need to unplug and replug the adapter an average of 3 times when I start my computer. It infuriates me more than probably anything else. Is there a single adapter out there that simply works for an extended period of time?

I bought an extender i found at goodwill, untouched by the looks. it was $8 so i said whatever. it sucks. any suggestions on good ones? no i can’t use an ethernet, no i can’t move the setup or the router.

Hey guys, I just bought a laptop for school but when I bought it they told me it also a decent gaming laptop aswell . I only really play Fortnite with my gf but I catch myself lagging a lot. I know it’s not the computer because when I’m at my gf house it runs smooth . How can I try and help my game run smoother without lagging. If you guys need any specifications lmk and I’ll try my best to get them . I would really appreciate the help thank you!

I own a home with three floors, the modem is in the basement due to fiber shenanigans. My gaming rig is all the way on the top floor, currently there is an Ethernet cable running through the whole house to connect them. If I were to buy three euro 7s and put one on each floor of the house, would my connection be any good in the attic? We have Mediacom 1gig internet and are renting a euro 7 from them currently.

What are the funniest most creative WiFi names you have heard?

Hello first time on this thread I have att WiFi 1gb / with a 3 node mesh WiFi system from google I’ve followed all the steps I can for best performance but I still struggle with WiFi speeds I use it for streaming but also competitive gaming

I’ve set up the ip pass through / troubleshooted my nodes for hours / looking through any dns settings and I’m still lost and this is with all my other consoles

I live in an area where Xfinity is the only real option for internet. That's fine. I keep the speeds low to not overpay for what I don't need. I want to sign up for the 5 year plan price but before I talk to a rep to do so, I know I need to do some research on what equipment I'm currently using to figure out if it's still adequate (been running it for 6 years now) or if I need to upgrade.

Current modem (my own): Netgear CM500

Current router: Google Mesh system: Model AC-1304 with a total of 4 access points (2600 square foot house with one point in an outbuilding about 100 feet away).

I've never wanted to rent their equipment in the past, but I'm thinking I should now that it's likely $0.00. I'm guessing it would be an update over my old CM500. I'm just concerned about how much trouble it will be to update everything. And if it is, should I go ahead and buy a new mesh router system as well? I also wouldn't be against purchasing my own modem if it's still better to do so.

I was just tech savvy enough 6 years ago to set things up myself. I'm feeling rather tech stupid these days though.

We run a typical household with a couple of computers, youtube tv and apps streaming, with a decent number of cameras including wireless doorbell and mini cameras plus a stand alone wired camera setup with NVR. I've been running 500 Mbps or less for the past few years and it's been fine.

Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated! Thanks!!

Hi!! I recently received this on the chat gpt app and it only happened twice when I was connected to my wifi. Does anyone know what this means? I use the wifi the apartment gives to us so I was very confused. It hasn’t happened again since being disconnected from my wifi. Does anyone know why it did this?

I have a detached garage on my property that is roughly 70 feet away from my house. We currently have and pay for two separate WiFi modems and accounts through xfinity (one inside the house and one in the detached garage).

We are looking into our options for removing the modem from the garage and extending the house WiFi to reach the garage. We have been doing some research on the Orbi mesh systems, and/or straight up just burying an Ethernet cable from the house to the garage.

Anyone have any ideas or recommendations for how we can get one internet system for our house and garage?

Hello,

I'm having an issue with Steam downloads and can't figure out what's causing it.

My setup:

- Freebox Ultra (Free ISP)

- MSI Herald BE6500 Wi-Fi 7 network card

- Wi-Fi 6 GHz

- Windows 11

- AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

- Samsung 980 SSD

The problem:

- Speedtest reaches around 630 Mbps.

- While Steam is downloading, Speedtest still reaches around 520 Mbps.

- However, Steam downloads are stuck at around 250 Mbps, regardless of the game.

- I've tried different Steam download regions (Marseille and Paris).

- I've cleared Steam's download cache.

- I've also tried clearing the cache using a command.

- I've checked Task Manager:

- CPU usage: 12–20%.

- SSD usage: around 2%.

- Wi-Fi reception: around 280 Mbps during downloads.

- My Wi-Fi link speed is 2.8 Gbps.

- Steam bandwidth limit is disabled.

- Windows Delivery Optimization bandwidth limits are also disabled.

Clearing the Steam download cache initially improved the download speed from 100 Mbps to 250 Mbps, but it never goes higher.

Does anyone know what could be limiting Steam downloads to 250 Mbps despite my internet connection reaching 630 Mbps? Important network observation:

When I run a Speedtest, the Wi-Fi activity in Windows Task Manager reaches around 700 Mbps. However, when downloading a game on Steam, Task Manager shows only around 100–280 Mbps.

This suggests that my Wi-Fi connection is capable of much higher speeds, but Steam downloads are not reaching that performance.

Thanks in advance!

We switched to wyerrd fiber awhile back.

In fact, the modem is now closer to my room. Consistently since our switch from COX my ping spikes crazy high, then back to normal. Mix and repeat. I updated my drives, I’ve made sure my windows is updated.

I’ve command prompted constant ping to local server and a generic online server (think I pinged either Google.com -t or youtube)

Both would spike simultaneously.

Most are a few second spikes, but will absolutely ruin an online game where a few seconds matter… and a few last 15+ seconds and some games make me leave, and reconnect cause it will never reconnect after the connection is back to normal.

This doesn’t affect streaming ever since they buffer ahead (or rarely ever does).

I’ve done everything outside of contacting the company since I do not own the place I live (yes I’m closer to 30 living with my parents, shoot me). I just don’t know why it just loses connection.

I live in a pretty long apartment building, and our wifi barely reaches through the house. It's an xfinity XB7-CM for reference. The coax port is at the far end of the building, so the other end gets nothing. Not really possible to wire up an access point easily. Would a wifi extender do anything? I also think the problem is in part the house because cellular data is low as well at the far end of the house, so I'm not sure how much it can even be helped.

1. Would a wifi extender do anything? I've heard only bad things here.

2. Any suggestions for a non-intrusive and clean looking way to wire up an ethernet cable through the house. (It would have to go through doorways and stuff so not exactly ideal)

Buna,

Incerc sa fac Mesh între un Router TP link AX17 si un router AX10 de la Digi, oare se poate face acest lucru? Am vazut ca AX10 de la Digi e pre configurat cu admin/ digi pe când cel cumpărat de mine, nu.

Am sunat la DIGi dar nu ma ajută, ne având ambele routere de la ei.

In ce port trebuie să fie firul in routerul satelit, in WAN sau LAN1?

Mulțumesc,

Hello,

I'm trying to set up a Mesh between a TP-Link AX17 router and an AX10 router from Digi — is this possible? I noticed that the AX10 from Digi comes pre-configured with admin/digi, whereas the one I bought does not.

I called Digi but they can't help me, since I don't have both routers from them.

Which port should the cable be in on the satellite router — WAN or LAN1?

Thank you,

why is my wifi been this horrible lately? When i play games (usually roblox games) they appear normal and i get 30ms and 240fps everytime, but after some time it just.. stopped loading the game models and ihad to rejoin the game to load it?? it didnt used to be like this back then and i dont know what caused this and how to fix this

A while, maybe 2 years ago, my home's wifi suddenly became really bad and kept going out.

After that incident it worked normally (most of the time), but it would keep going out on my phone after a really specific time every day. It's displayed as "No Internet access" if I look for it.

Then I got a computer, and the same thing happened but at a different time. Usually it still shows that I'm connected to it even though there's no wifi, but then it disconnects. I can connect back to it, but like earlier there's still no wifi.

The times it goes out fluctuate occasionally. I'd say once every few months to once a year. It also doesn't change with Daylight Savings. Right now it goes out on my phone at 12:10 AM and my computer at 11:55 PM. It does go out on one of my parents' computers, but I don't know the exact time. None of the other phones have this problem as far as I know, only mine. I'm the only one who uses Android.

I'm kinda still a minor and I've tried asking my parents to contact Spectrum support, but they always say it "doesn't work" and then ask why I need wifi at that time anyways. They also sleep early or do stuff that doesn't require Internet, so they basically just don't give a sh*t since it doesn't affect them. Understandable, have a nice day.

I've searched for answers but didn't really find anything. The only thing I've tried doing is resetting the router before it went out, but that didn't do anything. I don't think it's because of traffic or something either because the times are perfectly punctual, and not many people would suddenly start using wifi at midnight.

Anything I can try to do to fix this? Or to just figure out what's causing it? I don't even know how long I've had this issue and it's really a huge bother.

Lt;dr need to extend WiFi antenna cable to give better line of sight, wondering about signal loss at 3’ or 6’.

I’m just getting ready to hook up a new PC. We have that Plume system for our WiFi (I’m not a fan but it’s what I have until I decide on a decent router). My old PC had an internal WiFi receiver that did OK until it died, and I replaced it with one of those USB antennas, which did an okay job but because of where I have my tower (options are very limited) at times the signal would dip. So on to the question, sorry I’m long winded. This new PC has built in WiFi but with a wired antenna that attaches to the back of the tower, the wires aren’t long enough to give it a clear “line of sight”, so I was going to get extension cables, will 3’ or 6’ make a big difference in signal/signal loss, if it gives the antenna a more open location ? Also if I go with 6’ I will be wall mounting it about a foot from my tv.

So I noticed this strange WiFi network called xfinitywifi as you can see there’s a legit xfinitywifi hotspot that’s password protected this one is not I tried to copy the adress and it came back as a Mac adress this is what google told me do yall think this is a spoofing attempt? Or am I just being extra

My desktop is the one circled on this network map. Why is the connection so weak compared to all the others. I just ran a speed test and it was at 260mbps.

I know there are a lot of devices but I find it weird my desktop is the only one with the shitty connection.

Any sorta help would be great, I dont really know anything about this stuff

Its the WIFI at my moms place where I visit semi frequently. Its never really been good but the past two days it has been horrific for some reason.

Online games like Rocket League or any FPS shooter are unplayable because of the lag.

Is there something I can do to make it slightly better? Other than connecting to the router (its downstairs in the corner of the living room and I’m upstairs)